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3 recent surveys predict B2B marketing budgets will get a boost in 2025

Sword and the Script | B2B

The top areas marketers plan to invest next year include the following: marketing technology – 54%; direct marketing – 36%; content marketing – 34%; branding – 29%; artificial intelligence – 22%; tradeshows & events – 21%; and public relations – 13%. The sample size was not disclosed (I have emailed the company to inquire).

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Marketri Appoints Brady Lewis as Senior Director of AI Innovation to Advance Client-Focused Marketing AI Strategy

Marketri

Marketri, a strategic marketing consulting firm that delivers fractional marketing leadership to growth-minded B2B companies, announced the appointment of Brady Lewis as Senior Director of AI Innovation. ” — Brady Lewis, Senior Director of AI Innovation, Marketri. 5000 in 2023.

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When to Use AI or an Agency: Strategic Choices for B2B Companies

Heinz Marketing

By Carly Bauer , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing To succeed we must adapt to remain competitive. PR Agencies : Manage public relations and corporate communications. We all know this, yet some companies are faster or slower to adapt than others. SEO Agencies : Optimize content and website performance for search engines.

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18 (mostly) B2B marketing and communications statistics that aptly summarize 2024

Sword and the Script | B2B

Im clearly biased because Im a consultant for hire too , but generally clients are better off hiring a consultant or PR freelancer for help. -based in-house comms leaders are satisfied with their agency A survey of 427 in-house communications leaders found Europeans are more satisfied with their PR firms than their U.S.

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Announcing the Thinkers360 Top Voices Latin America 2024

Thinkers360

This award honors academics, advisors, analysts, authors, consultants, executives, influencers, and speakers who have made remarkable strides in shaping our collective knowledge and fostering meaningful connections. At Thinkers360, we believe that knowledge is the cornerstone of progress, and our community is a testament to that belief.

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Marketers focus on demand generation increasingly seeks to build trust

Sword and the Script | B2B

Thats a question a consultancy called The Marketing Geeks put to 300 marketers in December of 2024 just a few months ago. As a public relations person, I do not understand the logic here. I can appreciate that sales is a hard and thankless job, but balance is still useful. No contact info on press releases.

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What Is Share of Search? & How to Calculate It

SEMrush

“We made sure our client appeared across multiple high-authority listicles and ‘best of’ pages for category-level search terms like ‘best running shoes’ and ‘affordable gym wear,’” shares Konrad Szymaniak , Enterprise SEO Consultant at Szymaniak Digital SEO Consulting.